The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1732] Cover Letter and Case Note / Regarding: Mrs Mary Farquharson (Campbell) (Polly) (Patient) / 26 September 1779 / (Incoming)
Letter from Lachlan Campbell, together with the case note of Mrs Farquharson, aged 28, who caught a chill late in pregnancy, when 'an accidental alarm raised her out of Bed in the night time and kept her for above an hour together naked & exposed in a cold passage'. She gave birth in July, but now has chronic cough and night-sweats.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1732 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/819 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 26 September 1779 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) present |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from Lachlan Campbell, together with the case note of Mrs Farquharson, aged 28, who caught a chill late in pregnancy, when 'an accidental alarm raised her out of Bed in the night time and kept her for above an hour together naked & exposed in a cold passage'. She gave birth in July, but now has chronic cough and night-sweats. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:972] |
Case of Mrs Farquharson who is weak from a pulmonary disorder and diarrhoea. |
6 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:793] | Author | Lachlan Campbell (Lauchlan Campbell) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:674] | Patient | Mrs Mary Farquharson (Polly) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:793] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Lachlan Campbell (Lauchlan Campbell) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Campbeltown (Campbelltown) | West Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Inclosed is a State of Mrs Farqr¬
sons case at present – I have nothing
particular to remark to you upon it
further than that her present feverish
symptoms appear to be the effect of
a late accidental blast of cold, got
thers no saying how – Her flesh is
so much gone & her pulse so empty
that I was afraid of taking any
red blood from – I alwise am
Sir
Your most Obedient
humble servant
1779
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To
Doctor William Cullen Esqr
Professor of Medicine
Edinburgh
Mr L. Campbell Concerning
Mrs Farquharson
September 26. 1779
V. X. p. 95.
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M.rs F aged 28 years a sound healthy active
woman – Married November 1777 – Catched a Cold,
but with no disagreeable symptoms, in the
beginning of June last, which after losing
some blood, was going off in a plentifull
perspiration, in the middle of which an
accidental alarm raised her out of Bed in
the night time and kept her for above an
hour together naked & exposed in a cold
passage – In July last, she was delivered of
child, & had a good recovery, but her cough
still continued, a frequency in her pulse and
now and then plentiful nocturnal perspira¬
tions – Her appetit and spirits not be com¬
plain'd of – tho' she fell off considirably in
her flesh – Some days ago she complain'd of
a pain immediatly below the right Breast
not very accute, to which there was a Blister
apply'd which is still kept open – She has
since the 18th Instant had a greater degree
of Fever upon her than usual, attended with
a frequency and some gentle difficulty of breathing
The pain of her side is gone & her feverish heat
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abated – but the cough still continues with
a discharge of a tough [glassy?] Phlegm ––
which she expectorates without any great
difficulty – Her sweatings have not been so
profuse for some nights past – Her appetite
bad but her drought not excessive – Her strength
much impaird – confined to bed for a Week
past and her pulse from 110 to 116 in the
minute
26th September1779
She never had since the commencement of
her cough in the begining of June last any
symptoms of inflamation excepting
this late pain in her side which went off
immediatly upon the Blisters taking effect.
Diplomatic Text
Inclosed is a State of Mrs Farqr¬
sons case at present – I have nothing
particular to remark to you upon it
further than that her present feverish
symptoms appear to be the effect of
a late accidental blast of cold, got
thers no saying how – Her flesh is
so much gone & her pulse so empty
that I was afraid of taking any
red blood from – I alwise am
Sir
Your most Obedt.
humble sert
1779
[Page 2]
To
Doctor William Cullen Esqr
Professor of Medicine
Edinr
Mr L. Campbell C
Mrs Farquharson
Septr 26. 1779
V. X. p. 95.
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M.rs F aged 28 years a sound healthy active
woman – Married November 1777 – Catched a Cold,
but with no disagreeable symptoms, in the
beginning of June last, which after losing
some blood, was going off in a plentifull
perspiration, in the middle of which an
accidental alarm raised her out of Bed in
the night time and kept her for above an
hour together naked & exposed in a cold
passage – In July last, she was delivered of
child, & had a good recovery, but her cough
still continued, a frequency in her pulse and
now and then plentiful nocturnal perspira¬
tions – Her appetit and spirits not be com¬
plain'd of – tho' she fell off considirably in
her flesh – Some days ago she complain'd of
a pain immediatly below the right Breast
not very accute, to which there was a Blister
apply'd which is still kept open – She has
since the 18th Instant had a greater degree
of Fever upon her than usual, attended with
a frequency and some gentle difficulty of breathing
The pain of her side is gone & her feverish heat
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abated – but the cough still continues with
a discharge of a tough [glassy?] Phlegm ––
which she expectorates without any great
difficulty – Her sweatings have not been so
profuse for some nights past – Her appetite
bad but her drought not excessive – Her strength
much impaird – confined to bed for a Week
past and her pulse from 110 to 116 in the
minute
26th Septr1779
She never had since the commencement of
her cough in the begining of June last any
symptoms of inflamation excepting
this late pain in her side which went off
immediatly upon the Blisters taking effect.
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